Morgan Stanley assigned a new analyst to cover hot artificial intelligence stock Palantir Technologies, and the Wall Street firm joined the ranks forecasting worse times ahead for the stock.

Mike Wilson says 2025 may be "a year of two halves" as stocks face high yields and a strong dollar before Trump's pro-market policies provide a boost.

Morgan Stanley closed $8.38 short of its 52-week high ($136.24), which the company achieved on November 25th.

Morgan Stanley analysts shared a group of high-quality stocks that are cyclical and overweight-rated, as they expect the group to outperform. Analysts said that a break from the 4-4.5% 10-year yield (US10Y) “sweet spot,

Shares of Morgan Stanley MS shed 1.37% to $126.88 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX falling 1.11% to 5,909.03 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling 0.42% to 42,528.36. The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.